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In Panama, say, the east gets hot weather (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

heat

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'hot weather' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both types of natural phenomena as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?

'in panama say the east' is the wordplay.
'in' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'panama say' becomes 'hat' (panama is a kind of hat).
'the east' becomes 'e' ('E' can be a synonym of 'east').
'hat' going around 'e' is 'HEAT'.

'gets' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for heat that I've seen before include "brings out a sweat?" , "Preliminary race to qualify finalists" , "Get agitated" , "Pressure" , "Energy that caues a rise in temperature" .)

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